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World Status Key
Least ConcernLeast Concern Near ThreatenedNear Threatened VulnerableVulnerable EndangeredEndangered Critically EndangeredCritically Endangered extinct in the wildExtinct in the Wild extinctExtinct
Status taken from ICUN Redlist. If no status is listed, there is not enough data to establish status, or there is no status data for the species.

US Status Key
Threatened in USThreatened in US Threatened in New HampshireThreatened in NH Endangered in USEndangered in US Endangered in NHEndangered in NH breeds in nhBreeds in NH (birds) IntroducedIntroduced in US
Status taken from US Fish and Wildlife and NH Fish and Game


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Acadian Flycatcher - Empidonax virescens Least Concern
American Avocet - Recurvirostra americana Least Concern
American Bittern - Botaurus lentiginosus Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
American Black Duck - Anas rubripes Least Concern breeds in NH Found in NH
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
American Flamingo - Phoenicopterus ruber Least Concern
American Golden Plover - Pluvialis dominica Least Concern Found in NH
American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
American Kestrel - Falco sparverius Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
American Oystercatcher - Haematopus palliatus Least Concern
American Robin - Turdus migratorius Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
American Tree Sparrow - Spizelloides arborea Least Concern Found in NH
American White Pelican - Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Least Concern
American Wigeon - Mareca americana Least Concern Found in NH
American Woodcock - Scolopax minor Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Andean Cock of the Rock - Rupicola peruvianus Least Concern
Anhinga - Anhinga anhinga Least Concern
Arctic Tern - Sterna paradisaea Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Atlantic Puffin - Fratercula arctica Vulnerable
Baird's Sandpiper - Calidris bairdii Least Concern Found in NH
Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus Least Concern Threatened in New Hampshire breeds in nh Found in NH
Barn Owl - Tyto alba Least Concern
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Barrow's Goldeneye - Bucephala islandica Least Concern Found in NH
Bar-tailed Godwit - Limosa lapponica Least Concern
Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon Least Concern breeds in NH Found in NH
Black and White Warbler - Mniotilta varia Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Black-bellied Plover - Pluvialis squatarola Least Concern Found in NH
Black-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus erythropthalmus Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Black-billed Magpie - Pica hudsonia Least Concern
Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Black-crowned Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Black-footed Albatross - Diomedea nigripes Least Concern
Black-headed Gull - Larus ridibundus Least Concern Found in NH
Black-legged Kittiwake - Rissa tridactyla Vulnerable Found in NH
Black Noddy - Anous minutus Least Concern
Black Oystercatcher - Haematopus bachmani Least Concern
Black Phoebe - Sayornis nigricans Least Concern
Black Swallowtail - Papilio polyxenes Found in NH
Black Turnstone - Arenaria melanocephala Least Concern
Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus Least Concern Found in NH
Blue Grosbeak - Passerina caerulea Least Concern Found in NH
Blue-footed Booby - Sula nebouxii Least Concern
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Blue-winged Teal - Spatula discors Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Bohemian Waxwing - Bombycilla garrulus Least Concern
Bonaparte's Gull - Larus philadelphia Least Concern Found in NH
Brant - Branta bernicla Least Concern Found in NH
Bristle-thighed Curlew - - Numenius tahitiensis Threatened in New Hampshire
Broad-winged Hawk - Buteo platypterus Least Concern breeds in NH Found in NH
Brown Creeper - Certhia americana Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis Least Concern
Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola Least Concern Found in NH
Bushtit - Psaltriparus minimus Least Concern
Cactus Wren - Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Least Concern
California Quail - Callipepla californica Least Concern
Canada Goose - Branta canadensis Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Canvasback - Aythya valisineria Least Concern Found in NH\
Caspian Tern - Hydroprogne caspia Least Concern Found in NH
Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis Least Concern Found in NH
Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum Least Concern breeds in NH Found in NH
Chimney Swift - Chaetura pelagica Near Threatened Found in NH
Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Chukar - Alectoris chukar Least Concern Introduced
Cinnamon Becard - Pachyramphus cinnamomeus Least Concern
Cinnamon Teal - Spatula cyanoptera Least Concern
Clay-colored Sparrow - Spizella pallida Least Concern Found in NH
Common Eider - Somateria mollissima Near Threatened breeds in nh Found in NH
Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Common Merganser - Mergus merganser Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Common Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus Least Concern Found in NH
Common Murre - Uria aalge Least Concern Found in NH
Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor Least Concern breeds in nh breeds in nh Found in NH
Common Raven - Corvus corax Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Common Snipe - Gallinago gallinago Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Common Tern - Sterna hirundo Least Concern NH Breeds in NH Found in NH
Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii Least Concern breeds in NH Found in NH
Crested Auklet - Aethia cristatella Least Concern
Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Dickcissel - Spiza americana Least Concern Found in NH
Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Dunlin - Calidris alpina Least Concern Found in NH
Dusky-capped Flycatcher - Myiarchus tuberculifer Least Concern
Eastern Towhee - Pipilo erythrophthalmus Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Eastern Wood-Pewee - Contopus virens Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Eurasian Wigeon - Mareca penelope Least Concern Found in NH
Evening Grosbeak - Coccothraustes vespertinus Least Concern breeds in NH Found in NH
Fish Crow - Corvus ossifragus Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Forster's Tern - Sterna forsteri Least Concern Found in NH
Fulvous Whistling-duck - Dendrocygna bicolor Least Concern
Gadwall - Mareca strepera Least Concern Found in NH
Glaucous Gull - Larus hyperboreus Least Concern Found in NH
Glossy Ibis - Plegadis falcinellus Least Concern Found in NH
Canada Jay - Perisoreus canadensis Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Gray Partridge - Perdix perdix Least Concern Endangered in NH
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Great Egret - Ardea alba Least Concern Found in NH
Great Horned Owl - Bubo virginianus Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Great Kiskadee - Pitangus sulphuratus Least Concern
Greater Roadrunner - Geococcyx californianus Least Concern
Greater Sage Grouse - Centrocercus urophasianus Least Concern
Greater Scaup - Aythya marila Least Concern Found in NH
Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca Least Concern Found in NH
Green Heron - Butorides virescens Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Harlequin Duck - Histrionicus histrionicus Least Concern Found in NH
American Herring Gull - Larus smithsonianus Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Hooded Merganser - Lophodytes cucullatus Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Hooded Oriole - Icterus cucullatus Least Concern
Horned Lark - Eremophila alpestris Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Horned Puffin - Fratercula corniculata Least Concern
Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea Introduced Near Threatened



King Eider - Somateria spectabilis Least Concern Found in NH
King Rail - Rallus elegans Near Threatened New Hampshire Species
Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Laughing Gull - Larus atricilla Least Concern Found in NH
Laysan Albatross - Phoebastria immutabilis Near Threatened
Least Auklet - Aethia pusilla Least Concern
Least Bittern - Ixobrychus exilis Least Concern Found in NH
Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla Least Concern Found in NH
Least Tern - Sternula antillarum Least Concern Endangered in US Endangered in NH Found in NH
Lesser Scaup - Aythya affinis Least Concern Found in NH
Lesser Yellowlegs -Tringa flavipes Least Concern Found in NH
Limpkin - Aramus guarauna Least Concern
Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea Least Concern Found in NH
Long-billed Curlew - Numenius americanus Least Concern
Long-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus scolopaceus Least Concern Found in NH
Long-tailed Duck - Clangula hyemalis Vulnerable Found in NH
Long-tailed Jaeger - Stercorarius longicaudus Least Concern
Magnificent Frigatebird - Fregata magnificens Least Concern
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Marbled Godwit - Limosa fedoa Least Concern Found in NH
Masked Booby - Sula dactylatra Least Concern
Masked Tityra - Tityra semifasciata Least Concern
Mountain Bluebird - Sialia currucoides Least Concern
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Mute Swan - Cygnus olor Least Concern breeds in nh Introduced Found in NH
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Northern Goshawk - Accipiter gentilis Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Northern Pintail - Anas acuta Least Concern Found in NH
Northern Shoveler - Spatula clypeata Least Concern Found in NH
Osprey - Pandion haliaetus Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Painted Bunting - Passerina ciris Near Threatened
Parakeet Auklet - Aethia psittacula Least Concern
Parasitic Jaeger - Stercorarius parasiticus Least Concern Found in NH
Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos Least Concern Found in NH
Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus Least Concern Threatened in New Hampshire breeds in nh Found in NH
Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps Least Concern Threatened in New Hampshire breeds in nh Found in NH
Pileated Woodpecker - Dryocopus pileatus Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Pine Grosbeak - Pinicola enucleator Least Concern Found in NH
Pinyon Jay - Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Vulnerable
Piping Plover - Charadrius melodus Near Threatened Endangered in US Threatened in US Endangered in NH breeds in nh Found in NH
Piratic Flycatcher - Legatus leucophaius Least Concern
Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula Least Concern
Purple Gallinule - Porphyrio martinicus Least Concern
Pyrrhuloxia - Cardinalis sinuatus Least Concern
Razorbill - Alca torda Near Threatened Found in NH
Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus Least Concern Found in NH
Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator Least Concern Found in NH
Red-headed Woodpecker - Melanerpes erythrocephalus Near Threatened breeds in nh Found in NH
Red Knot - Calidris canutus Near Threatened Found in NH
Red-legged Kittiwake - Rissa brevirostris Vulnerable
Red-necked Grebe - Podiceps grisegena Least Concern Found in NH
Red Phalarope - Phalaropus fulicaria Least Concern Found in NH
Red-necked Phalarope - Phalaropus lobatus Least Concern Found in NH
Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Reddish Egret - Egretta rufescens Near Threatened
Redhead - Aythya americana Least Concern Found in NH
Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis Least Concern Found in NH
Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Rock Pigeon - Columba livia Least Concern breeds in nh Introduced Found in NH
Rock Ptarmigan - Lagopus mutus Least Concern
Rock Sandpiper - Calidris ptilocnemis Least Concern
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Pheucticus ludovicianus Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Roseate Spoonbill - Ajaia ajaja Least Concern
Roseate Tern - Sterna dougallii Least Concern Endangered in US Endangered in NH breeds in nh Found in NH
Royal Tern - Thalasseus maximus Least Concern Found in NH
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris Least Concern
Ruddy Turnstone - Arenaria interpres Least Concern Found in NH
Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis Least Concern Found in NH
Ruffed Grouse - Bonasa umbellus Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Rufous Hummingbird - Selasphorus rufus Least Concern Found in NH
Sanderling - Calidris alba Least Concern Found in NH
Scarlet Tanager - Piranga olivacea Least Concern breeds in nh
Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius semipalmatus Least Concern Found in NH
Semipalmated Sandpiper - Calidris pusilla Near Threatened . Found in NH
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper - Calidris acuminata Least Concern
Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus Vulnerable Endangered in US
Snow Goose- Anser caerulescens Least Concern Found in NH
Snowy Egret - Egretta thula Least Concern Found in NH
Solitary Sandpiper - Tringa solitaria Least Concern Found in NH
Sooty Grouse - Dendragapus fuliginosus Least Concern
Sora - Porzana carolina Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
South Polar Skua - Stercorarius maccormicki Least Concern
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet - Camptostoma obsoletum Least Concern
Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Spruce Grouse - Falcipennis canadensis Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Swainson's Hawk - Buteo swainsoni Least Concern
Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Tricolored Heron - Egretta tricolor Least Concern Found in NH
Tropical Kingbird - Tyrannus melancholicus Least Concern
Tundra Swan - Cygnus columbianus Least Concern Found in NH
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Upland Sandpiper - Bartramia longicauda Least Concern Endangered in NH breeds in nh Found in NH
Veery - Catharus fuscescens Least Concern breeds in NH Found in NH
Virginia Rail - Rallus limicola Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Western Meadowlark - Sturnella neglecta Least Concern
Western Sandpiper - Calidris mauri Least Concern Found in NH
Western Tanager - Piranga ludoviciana Least Concern
Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus Least Concern Found in NH
White Ibis - Eudocimus albus Least Concern
White-crowned Sparrow - - Zonotrichia leucophrys Least Concern Found in NH
White-rumped Sandpiper - Calidris fuscicollis Least Concern Found in NH
White-tailed Ptarmigan - Lagopus leucura Least Concern
Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Willet - Tringa semipalmata Least Concern Found in NH
Willow Ptarmigan - Lagopus lagopus Least Concern
Wilson's Phalarope - Phalaropus tricolor Least Concern Found in NH
Wood Duck - Aix sponsa Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus americanus Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
Yellow-crowned Night Heron - Nyctanassa violacea Least Concern Found in NH
Yellow-rumped Cacique - Cacicus cela Least Concern